The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-07-01


Indiana, has been elected president Of the
State Board Of Equalization over Governor
Gray.
NEWPORT, one Of the alleged Wyandotte
train-wreckers on trial at PaOla, Kan,
pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the
second degree.
FRANcIs B. LOOMS has been elected
president of the Dayton, Fort Wayne a.
Chicago railway. This road will Issue
S5,500,OO0 bonds and be leased to the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton 65 Dayton.
THE Pacific coast branch of the Ameri-
can Shipping and Industrial League has
adopted resolutions favOring bountles for
reyiving the merchant marine and calling
for coast defenses.
Tue master plumbers in session in Chi
cago have adopted new rules for appren-
tices.
FEvEN OF the Jagers ice buildings in Co
iumbus, o., burned the other afternoon,
with a loss on buildings and stock Of 81,
900; insurance, 81, 800.
THE National Game and Fish Protective
Association held its annual meeting in
/ Chicago on the 22d, delegates being present
from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Missouri
and Illinois. 1t was decided to take active
steps to secure protective legislation in the
/ several States.
/ JAMES and Thomas Kendall, two broth
/ ers. were struck by lightning and instantly
killed at Huntingburg Ind, during a
/ storm the other evening.
/ THE directors Of the St Paul a Duluth
railroad have declared a semi-annual
/ dividend Of 3l5 per cent.
REV. NICHOLAS MATT has been appointed
! by the Pope as the coadjutOr of the Bishop
/ or Denver, Col
| AN examination of the condition Of the
Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati on the 22d
/ showed that the liabilities would reach the
1 1aG
to have been guilty Of the widest specula-
tiOns The assets OF the bank were un-
known for certain, but were thought to be
small.
THE other morning FIVE men boarded the
1:15 a. m. Grand Trunk train at Fort
Grstiot, Mich, and held up the passengers
Several lost what money they had and one
| man lost $3.50. Three OF the supposed rob-
| bers were arrested.
NATHAN DAVIS, Probate Judge OF Elk
! County, Kan, is reported missing with de
falcations amounting 10 3 900.
MEssRs WHITLEY, FAssLER q KELLEY, the
reaper manufacturers of Springfield, O.,
have failed. Assets and liabilities un
known.
FIRE in Wilmington, Ill, the other day
destroyed the Chicago a. Alton depot and
freight house, an elevator filed with grain
a warehouse and several houses and cars
Loss, $4,000.
NEGOTIATIONS are said to be in progress
for the removal of the great works OF the
Uuited States Rolling Stock Company from
Urbana, o., to Decatur, Ala. ..
AT the recent commencement at Buchte
College, Akron, o., John r. Buchtel, it:
founder made an additional gift of s175,O0
to the college.
J. W. wiltshire. the broker, has beer
placed under arrest for completely in the
Fidelity Bank frauds.
TIE Jury in the case of Cora Lee, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Sarah Graham a
Springfield, Mo-, were unable to agree OF
a verdict and were discharged on the 23d
They stood eight for conviction and fOul
for acquittal.
THE notorious murderer, Quinn BOhan
non, escaped from the Jail at Nebraska
City, Neb., recently.
THE annual convention of the Order o.
Elks began in Detroit, Mich, on the 24tl
with 800 members present.
FIREm Watertown, Wis, the other morn
ing destroyed the Chicago, Milwaukee q
st. Paul rolling mills, causing loss o
$3.50, 900.
A TRAIN on the Wabash mangled thre,
men near Mexico, No, recently. They haC
stepped from the track of the Chicago &
Alton, which runs parallel TO avoid traiI
when the accident happened.
LOUIS KENNEDY & Co., commission ant
grain merchants of Cincinnati, assigned OIL
the oath to James PettibOne. The liabilities
were said to be S150,0OO, with assets O
$4,000. Kennedy was reported to be il
the Chicago wheat deal and was heavI
indorser of Fidelity Bank paper.
| BENJAMIN $. WHEELER, the aged Cleve
land millionaire accused Of wife murder
was acquitted.
FiRU in Day on, W. T., recently destroye,
S115,OO0 worth Of property, including abOu
a dozen stores.